Conduit formation and crustal microxenolith entrainment in a basaltic fissure eruption: Observations from Thríhnúkagígur Volcano, Iceland

Conduit formation and crustal microxenolith entrainment in a basaltic fissure eruption: Observations from Thríhnúkagígur Volcano, Iceland

Thríhnúkagígur Volcano, Iceland, is a composite spatter cone and lava field characteristic of basaltic fissure eruptions. Lava drainback at the end of the eruption left ~60 m of evacuated conduit, and a 4 × 104 m3 cave formed by the erosion of unconsolidated tephra by the feeder dike. Field relation...

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Main Authors: Michael R Hudak, Maureen D Feineman, Peter C LaFemina, Halldór Geirsson, Samuele Agostini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Volcanica 2022-08-01
Series:Volcanica
Subjects:
reykjanes peninsula
crustal xenoliths
fissure
eruption
conduit formation
volcanic vent
Online Access:http://www.jvolcanica.org/ojs/index.php/volcanica/article/view/153

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